Marist Red Foxes softball

The Marist Red Foxes softball team represents Marist University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). From 1992 until 1997, the team was a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Red Foxes are currently led by head coach Joe Ausanio. The team plays its home games at Softball Park at Gartland Athletic Field, which is located on the university's campus.^[2]

Marist Red Foxes softball
University	Marist University
Head coach	Joe Ausanio (16th season)
Conference	MAAC
Location	Poughkeepsie, NY
Home stadium	Softball Park at Gartland Athletic Field
Nickname	Red Foxes
Colors	Red and white[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
1996, 2006, 2013, 2016, 2023, 2025
Conference tournament championships
NEC: 1996 MAAC: 2006, 2013, 2016, 2023, 2025
Regular-season conference championships
NEC: 1995, 1996 MAAC: 2014, 2016, 2019, 2024, 2025

For information on all Marist University sports, see Marist Red Foxes

History

Marist has won four MAAC championships, all of which advanced them to the NCAA Division I Softball Championship (2006, 2013, 2016, & 2023). They have also won the NEC Tournament championship in 1996, which advanced them to the play-in round of the 1996 NCAA Division I softball tournament.^[3]

Marist made their first regional tournament appearance in 2006 after losing in two games to UMass in the play-in round in 1996.^[4][5] They faced Arizona in their first game, losing by a score of 9–0.^[6] They were eliminated from the tournament after losing to Auburn by a score of 14–0, failing to score a run in their first NCAA Tournament appearance.^[7]

The Red Foxes fell to the #1 ranked and eventual National Champion Oklahoma in their first game of the 2013 NCAA Tournament by a score of 17–0. Kyrsten Van Natta recorded the only hit of the game for the Red Foxes.^[8] The Red Foxes were ultimately eliminated from the 2013 NCAA Tournament when they lost 5–3 to Fordham.^[9]

In 2016, the Red Foxes returned to the NCAA tournament after a record-breaking season. With 45 wins, Marist set a new MAAC record for most wins in a single season.^[10] The Red Foxes went on to play #13 ranked Tennessee in the Knoxville Regional.^[11] The Red Foxes jumped out to a first inning lead on a two-run home run hit by Rebecca Freeman, however the Lady Vols scored 10 unanswered runs and defeated the Red Foxes by a score of 10–2.^[12] Marist's time in the tournament came to an end after losing its second game of the regional to Ohio State by a final score of 6–1.^[13]

In 2023, Marist qualified for their first NCAA tournament in seven years after defeating top-seeded Canisius in the MAAC championship game by a score of 2–1.^[14][15] In their first game of the tournament, the team was no-hit by Florida State and lost via the mercy rule by a score of 9–0 in five innings.^[16][17] The Red Foxes were eliminated from the tournament by South Carolina by a score of 2–1.^[18][19]

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
1992–1994	Tom Chiavelli	35–57	.380
1994–2001	Jonnah O’Donnell	194–131–3	.596
2002–2006	Melissa Tucci	87–144–1	.377
2007–2008	Erin Layton	44–60	.423
2009–present	Joe Ausanio	395–367	.518[20]

Roster

2024 Marist Red Foxes roster
	Pitchers 22 – Stella Blanchard – Freshman 12 – Isabella Milazzo – Junior 31 – Kiley Myers – Graduate Student 15 – Maddie Pleasants – Junior 2 – Anna Sidlowski – Freshman Catchers 55 – Rowan Drew – Freshman 13 – Isabella Manory – Sophomore		Infielders 18 – Ronni Howard – Junior 8 – Samantha Rogers – Freshman Outfielders 5 – Taylor Anderson – Freshman 34 – Kaitlyn Husic – Junior 3 – Peyton Pusey – Sophomore 33 – Sophia Recrosio – Graduate Student Utility 25 – Haley Ahr – Redshirt Sophomore 10 – Maddie Gore – Junior 4 – Alyssa Grupp – Senior 11 – Miah McDonald – Senior 7 – Lauren Morrell – Junior
Reference:[21]

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Marist Red Foxes (Northeast Conference) (1992–1997)
1992	Tom Chiavelli	4–29	1–7	N/A[22]
1993	Tom Chiavelli	22–22	4–6	N/A
1994	Tom Chiavelli/George Burgin/Jonnah O’Donnell[20]	28–16	10–2	N/A
1995	Jonnah O’Donnell	33–12–1	13–12–1	N/A
1996	Jonnah O’Donnell	28–14	13–3	N/A	NCAA Play–In
1997	Jonnah O’Donnell	23–21	12–8	N/A
Marist Red Foxes (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1998–present)
1998	Jonnah O’Donnell	20–13–1	10–6	N/A
1999	Jonnah O’Donnell	16–21	7–9	T–6th
2000	Jonnah O’Donnell	30–16	9–7	T–5th
2001	Jonnah O’Donnell	25–24–1	11–5	T–2nd
2002	Melissa Tucci	10–35–1	4–12	18th
2003	Melissa Tucci	10–31	7–9	5th
2004	Melissa Tucci	11–43	4–12	9th
2005	Melissa Tucci	23–22	9–7	T–4th
2006	Melissa Tucci	33–13	12–4	2nd	NCAA Regionals
2007	Erin Layton	20–30	9–7	4th
2008	Erin Layton	24–30	8–8	4th
2009	Joe Ausanio	16–33	9–7	T–3rd
2010	Joe Ausanio	10–35	4–12	8th
2011	Joe Ausanio	33–22	12–4	T–2nd
2012	Joe Ausanio	28–27	9–7	4th
2013	Joe Ausanio	30–26	10–6	3rd	NCAA Regionals
2014	Joe Ausanio	27–24	16–4	T–6th
2015	Joe Ausanio	28–26	11–9	7th
2016	Joe Ausanio	45–17	16–4	1st	NCAA Regionals
2017	Joe Ausanio	37–22	13–7	T–3rd
2018	Joe Ausanio	27–32	9–11	T–6th
2019	Joe Ausanio	35–22	16–4	1st
2020	Joe Ausanio	10–9	0–0	N/A	Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Joe Ausanio	15–12	12–10	8th
2022	Joe Ausanio	25–30	11–10	5th
2023	Joe Ausanio	29–30	12–8	3rd	NCAA Regionals
2024	Joe Ausanio	0–0	0–0
Total:		755–759–4 (.499)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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See also

• List of NCAA Division I softball programs